Sunderland may see selectman’s race

SUNDERLAND — Incumbent Selectman David Pierce may have a challenger in this year’s town election.

At the town caucus, Pierce was nominated for another three-year term. Another resident, Peter Murphy, has taken out nomination papers to get on the ballot.

All the other incumbents up for re-election were nominated, including Town Clerk Wendy Houle, Town Assessor Jim Kowaleck, Town Park Trustee Ken Kushi, Board of Health member Caitlyn Rock, and Library Trustees Beth Berry and Lisa Tripp. Moderator Bob Duby, Planning Board members Sara Snyder and Dan Murphy, and Elementary School Committee member Douglas Fulton were also nominated.

Mike Wissemann was nominated for Cemetery Trustee in place of Donna McKemmie, who is not seeking re-election.

Traci Sackrey was nominated to represent the elementary school committee to the town park. Judy Pierce and Lyn Roberts were nominated to run for Frontier Regional School Committee.

The deadline for nomination papers is Monday at 5 p.m.

Town election will be held April 30 this year, the same day as the special U.S. Senate primary.